Martin McCann

Mini Biography

McCann born to Anne McCann, he grew up with a brother and sister in the working-class Divis Flats area of Falls Road in Belfast.

Martin joined YouthAction NI's Rainbow Factory in 1992, a cross-community drama project for Catholic and Protestant children.

In 2006 Lord Richard Attenborough cast McCann in his film after seeing him play Alex in a stage production of A Clockwork Orange. Attenborough called Spielberg and recommended McCann. He was invited to LA to audition for 'The Pacific' HBO miniseries, Attenborough sent along scenes from his film for Spielberg to view. McCann was cast in The Pacific as R.V. Burgin.

In early 2010 he filmed in Belfast for the new music-comedy Killing Bono, a film about the life of one of Bono's classmates who tries to make it in the music business, only to have his failures and frustrations magnified by the continued rise U2. McCann plays the role of Bono. He has performed on stage in Ireland and on tour.

In 2011 Martin won the Irish Film and Television Award for best male performance in a feature film, beating fellow northern Irish man Liam Neeson and Cillian Murphy to scoop the award.

McCann has four projects being released in 2012, 'Whole Lotta Sole', 'Shadow Dancer', 'Titanic Blood and Steel', and 'The Silent and the Damned' for Sky Atlantic.

Martin has become Patron of the charity YouthAction Northern Ireland.

Filmography

Apples & Oranges (pre-production)
Artie

2013 Fishbowl City (post-production)
Michael

2013 Republic of Doyle (TV series)
Rory Bryne

2012 Falcón (TV series)
Simón Ortega

2012/I Coward (short)
Andrew

2012 The Back of Beyond (short)
Gabriel

2012/II Jump
Pearse Kelly

2012 Titanic: Blood and Steel (TV series)
Conor McCann

2012 Shadow Dancer
Brendan

2011 Killing Bono
Bono

2011 Stand Off
Jimbo

2010/II Hollow (short)
Marcus

2010 Rickshaw Rick (short)
Ricky

2010 The Pacific (TV mini-series)
Cpl. R.V. Burgin / R.V. Burgin

2010 Clash of the Titans
Phaedrus

2009/II Hero (short)
Jamie

2009 Scapegoat (TV movie)
Iain Hay Gordon

2009 Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
Occi Byrne

2007 My Boy Jack (TV movie)
Bowe

2007 The Sound of People (short)
Stephen

2007 Closing the Ring
Jimmy

2006-2007 Dry Your Eyes (TV series)
Various

2005 Endgame (short)
Pete

2004 Pulling Moves (TV series)
Peer

2003 Joy (short)
Mark

1998 The Rules of Golf (short)
Joyrider Kid 2 

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Mickey Rourke

Mini Biography

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films.

During the 1980s, Rourke starred in Diner, Rumble Fish, and the erotic drama 9½ Weeks, and received critical praise for his work in Barfly and Angel Heart. In 1991, Rourke, who had trained as a boxer in his early years, left acting and became a professional boxer for a period. He had supporting roles in several later films, including The Rainmaker, Buffalo '66, The Pledge, Get Carter, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Man on Fire.

In 2005, Rourke made his comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in Sin City, for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards and the Online Film Critics Society. In the 2008 film The Wrestler, Rourke portrayed a past-his-prime wrestler, and garnered a 2009 Golden Globe award, a BAFTA award, and a nomination for an Academy Award.

In 2010, he appeared in the blockbusters Iron Man 2 and The Expendables. 

Filmography

2013 Mobster: A Call for the New Order (pre-production)
Don Viktor Hoza (rumored)

2013/II The Storm (pre-production)
Press Gibson (rumored)

2013 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (filming)
Marv

2013 Dead in Tombstone (video) (post-production)
Satan

2013 Java Heat
Malik

2012 Black November
Tom Hudson

2012 The Courier
Maxwell

2011 Immortals
King Hyperion

2011/I Black Gold
Craig Hudson

2010 Passion Play
Nate Poole

2010 The Expendables
Tool

2010 Iron Man 2
Ivan Vanko

2010 13
Jefferson

2009 Rogue Warrior (Video Game)
Dick Marcinko (voice)

2008 Killshot
Armand 'Blackbird' Degas

2008 The Informers
Peter

2008 The Wrestler
Randy 'The Ram' Robinson

2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Darrius Sayle

2005 True Crime: New York City (Video Game)
Terrence Higgins (voice)

2005 Domino
Ed Moseby

2005 Sin City
Marv

2004 Driv3r (Video Game)
Jericho (voice)

2004 Man on Fire
Jordan

2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Billy

2003 Masked and Anonymous
Edmund

2002 Spun
The Cook

2001 Picture Claire
Eddie

2001 The Follow (short)
Husband

2001 They Crawl
Tiny Frakes

2001 The Pledge
Jim Olstad

2000 Get Carter
Cyrus Paice

2000 Animal Factory
Jan the Actress

1999 Shades
Paul S. Sullivan

1999 Shergar
Gavin O'Rourke

1999 Out in Fifty
Jack Bracken

1998 Thursday
Kasarov

1998 Thicker Than Blood (TV movie)
Father Frank Larkin

1998 Point Blank
Rudy Ray

1998 Buffalo '66
The Bookie

1997 The Rainmaker
Bruiser Stone

1997 Another Nine & a Half Weeks
John Gray

1997 Double Team
Stavros

1996 Bullet
Butch 'Bullet' Stein

1996 Exit in Red
Ed Altman

1995 Fall Time
Florence

1994 F.T.W.
Frank T. Wells

1993 The Last Outlaw (TV movie)
Graff

1992 White Sands
Gorman Lennox

1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Harley Davidson

1990 Desperate Hours
Michael Bosworth

1989 Wild Orchid
James Wheeler

1989 Johnny Handsome
John 'Johnny Handsome' Sedley / Johnny Mitchell

1989 Francesco
Francesco

1988 Homeboy
Johnny Walker

1987 Barfly
Henry Chinaski

1987 A Prayer for the Dying
Martin Fallon

1987 Angel Heart
Harry Angel

1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks
John

1985 Year of the Dragon
Stanley White

1984 The Pope of Greenwich Village
Charlie

1983 Rumble Fish
The Motorcycle Boy

1983 Eureka
Aurelio D'Amato

1982 Diner
Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell

1981 Hardcase (TV movie)
Perk Dawson

1981 Body Heat
Teddy Lewis

1980 Heaven's Gate
Nick Ray

1980 Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (TV movie)
John Rideout

1980 Fade to Black
Richie

1980 Act of Love (TV movie)
Joseph Cybulkowski

1980 City in Fear (TV movie)
Tony Pate

1979 1941
Reese

1976 Love in the Hamptons (video short)
Swede 

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Michelle Williams

Mini Biography

A small town girl born and raised in rural Kalispell, Montana, Michelle Williams was first known as bad girl Jen Lindley in the television series "Dawson's Creek" (1998). She appeared in the comedy film Dick (1999) which was a parody of the Watergate Scandal along with Kirsten Dunst as well as Prozac Nation (2001) with Christina Ricci. Since then, Michelle has worked her way into the world of independent films such as The Station Agent (2003), Imaginary Heroes (2004), and The Baxter (2005). But her real success happened in 2005 when she starred in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005) as Alma Beers Del Mar. A woman who realizes her husband is in love with another man. Her talent shown in Brokeback Mountain (2005) landed her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2011, she received her first lead role Academy Award nomination for Blue Valentine (2010). She followed this in 2012 with a lead role Academy Award nomination for My Week with Marilyn (2011).

Filmography

2014 Suite française (pre-production)
Lucille Angellier

2013 Oz the Great and Powerful
Annie / Glinda

2013 Cougar Town (TV series)
Laurie's Foster Sister
– Blue Sunday (2013) … Laurie's Foster Sister (uncredited)

2011 My Week with Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe

2011 Take This Waltz
Margot

2010 Meek's Cutoff
Emily Tetherow

2010 Shutter Island
Dolores

2010 Blue Valentine
Cindy

2009 Mammoth
Ellen Vidales

2009 GREED, a New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli (short)

2008 Synecdoche, New York
Claire Keen

2008 Wendy and Lucy
Wendy

2008/I Deception
S

2008 Incendiary
Young Mother

2007 I'm Not There.
Coco Rivington

2006 The Hottest State
Samantha

2006 The Hawk Is Dying
Betty

2005 Brokeback Mountain
Alma

2005 The Baxter
Cecil Mills

2004 Imaginary Heroes
Penny Travis

2004 Land of Plenty
Lana

2004 A Hole in One
Anna Watson

1998-2003 Dawson's Creek (TV series)
Jen Lindley
– All Good Things... (2003) … Jen Lindley
– ...Must Come to an End (2003) … Jen Lindley
– Joey Potter and Capeside Redemption (2003) … Jen Lindley
– Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road (2003) … Jen Lindley
– Catch-22 (2003) … Jen Lindley
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2003 The Station Agent
Emily

2003 The United States of Leland
Julie Pollard

2001 Prozac Nation
Ruby

2001 Me Without You
Holly

2001 Perfume
Halley

2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 (TV movie)
Linda (segment "1972")

1999 But I'm a Cheerleader
Kimberly

1999 Dick
Arlene Lorenzo

1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Molly Cartwell

1997 A Thousand Acres
Pammy

1997 Killing Mr. Griffin (TV movie)
Maya

1996 My Son Is Innocent (TV movie)
Donna

1995 Timemaster
Annie

1995 Species
Young Sil

1995 Home Improvement (TV series)
Jessica Lutz
– Wilson's Girlfriend (1995) … Jessica Lutz

1995 Raising Caines (TV series)
Trish Caines

1994 Step by Step (TV series)
J.J.
– Something Wild (1994) … J.J.

1994 Lassie
April Porter

1993 Baywatch (TV series)
Bridget Bowers 

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Martin Freeman

Mini Biography

Martin John C. Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as John in Love Actually, Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy The Office, Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dr. John Watson in Sherlock and Mr. Madden in Nativity!. He has been cast in the lead role of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of The Hobbit.

Filmography

2014 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (post-production)
Bilbo Baggins

2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (post-production)
Bilbo Baggins

2013/I Saving Santa (post-production)
Bernard (voice)

2013 The World's End (post-production)
Oliver

2013 Svengali (post-production)
Don

2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Bilbo

2012/I Animals
Albert

2012 So You Want to Be a Pirate! (video short)
The Pirate with a Scarf

2012 The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirate with a Scarf (voice)

2010-2012 Sherlock (TV series)
Dr. John Watson

2011 What's Your Number?
Simon

2011 Swinging with the Finkels
Alvin Finkel

2011 The Voorman Problem (short)
Doctor Williams

2010 The Girl Is Mime (short)
Clive Buckle

2009 Nativity!
Paul Maddens

2009 HIV: The Musical (short)
James McKenzie

2009 Micro Men (TV movie)
Chris Curry

2009 Boy Meets Girl (TV mini-series)
Danny Reed

2009 Svengali (TV movie)
Boss

2009 Wild Target
Hector Dixon

2007 The Old Curiosity Shop (TV movie)
Mr. Codlin

2007 Comedy Showcase (TV series)
Greg Wilson

2007 Nightwatching
Rembrandt van Rijn

2007 Rubbish (short)
Kevin

2007 The All Together
Chris Ashworth

2007 Lonely Hearts (short)
The Pig (voice)

2007 Hot Fuzz
Met Sergeant

2007 The Good Night
Gary Shaller

2007 Dedication
Jeremy

2006 Breaking and Entering
Sandy

2006 Confetti
Matt

2006 Long Hot Summer
Terry

2005 Round About Five (short)
The Man

2005 The Robinsons (TV series)
Ed Robinson

2005 Not Tonight with John Sergeant (TV movie)

2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Arthur Dent

2005 Blake's Junction 7 (short)
Vila

2004 Pride (TV movie)
Fleck (voice)

2003-2004 Hardware (TV series)
Mike

2004 Shaun of the Dead
Declan

2004 Call Register (short)
Kevin

2001-2003 The Office (TV series)
Tim Canterbury

2003 The Last King (TV mini-series)
Lord Shaftesbury

2003 Margery and Gladys (TV movie)
D.S. Stringer

2003 Love Actually
John

2003 The Debt (TV movie)
Terry Ross

2003 Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (TV movie)
Johnny Rotten (Blankety Blank sketch)

2002 Linda Green (TV series)
Matt

2002 Helen West (TV series)
DC Stone

2002 Ali G Indahouse
Ricky C

2001 Fancy Dress (short)
Pirate

2001 World of Pub (TV series)
Sergeant / Bouncer #3 / Chef #2 / …

2001 Men Only (TV movie)
Jamie

2000 Black Books (TV series)
Doctor

2000 The Low Down
Solomon

2000 Lock, Stock... (TV series)
Jaap

2000 Bruiser (TV series)
Gary / Roger / Clowning Man / …

1998 Picking up the Pieces (TV series)
Brendan

1998 Casualty (TV series)
Ricky Beck

1998 I Just Want to Kiss You (short)
Frank

1997 This Life (TV series)
Stuart

1997 The Bill (TV series) 

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